Here is a disc to set the pulse racing. Nikolai Kapustin is a Russian composer who wrote jazz piano music teeming with energetic spontaneity and bristling with the kind of creative immediacy one associates with improvisation (although the music is fully and meticulously written out). Kapustin is already known to the Hyperion catalogue through Steven Osborne's trail-blazing recording of the first two 'Piano Sonatas' and the 'Preludes in Jazz Style', and Marc-André Hamelin is another pianist who has for years played his music in concert. Hamelin's legendary technical prowess and his exceptional affinity with jazz fuse to create one of the most sparkling, infectiously foot-tapping piano discs you could wish to hear. This 180g LP is part of Hyperion's 2026 vinyl edition.
Track Listing:
1. Variations, Op. 41 (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
2. Eight concert études, op. 40, I. Prelude. Allegro Assai (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
3. Eight concert études, op. 40, II. Dream. Moderato (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
4. Eight concert études, op. 40, III. Toccatina. Allegro (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
5. Eight concert études, op. 40, IV. Reminiscence. Larghetto (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
6. Eight concert études, op. 40, V. Shuitka. Vivace (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
7. Eight concert études, op. 40, VI. Pastoral. Allegro Moderato (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
8. Eight concert études, op. 40, VII. Intermezzo. Allegretto (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
9. Eight concert études, op. 40, VIII. Final. Prestissimo (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
10. Suite in the old style, op. 28, I. Allemande (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
11. Suite in the old style, op. 28, II. Gavotte I - Gavotte II (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
12. Suite in the old style, op. 28, III. Sarabande (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
13. Suite in the old style, op. 28, IV. Bourrée I - Bourrée II (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
14. Suite in the old style, op. 28, V. Gigue (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
15. Five études in different intervals, op. 68, Étude in Minor Seconds (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
16. Five études in different intervals, op. 68, Étude in Fourths and Fifths (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
17. Five études in different intervals, op. 68, Étude in Thirds and Sixths (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
18. Five études in different intervals, op. 68, Étude in Major Seconds (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
19. Five études in different intervals, op. 68, Étude in Octaves (Nikolai Kapustin) - Marc-Andre Hamelin
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